The Sox declined to tender 2021 contracts to Rodon and right fielder Nomar Mazara, the team announced Wednesday. The Sox did tender contracts to pitchers Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez and Evan Marshall and outfielder Adam Engel.
The Sox and reliever Jace Fry came to terms on a one-year deal for $862,500, avoiding arbitration.
“A great deal of consideration and analysis goes into our decisions to forego the arbitration process and instead engage with players and their representatives as free agents,” Sox general manager Rick Hahn said in a statement. “We plan to stay in contact with both Nomar and Carlos and evaluate their possible fit with our club as we move forward through the offseason.